TAC 43 Reşiţa 75mm gun (RO520)

TAC 43 Reşiţa 75mm gun (RO520) with two TAC 43 Reşiţa 75mm guns with crew and Command Rifle team. In 1944 each division’s artillery had a battery of anti-tank guns equipped with TAC 43 Reşiţa 75mm anti-tank guns. This modern weapon combined aspects of the German PaK40 and the Soviet ZIS-3 anti-tank guns to create an effective weapon capable of destroying most enemy tanks.

The Reşiţa 75mm gun came out of experiments with the M1936 Vickers/Reşiţa 75mm anti-aircraft gun. In the end the carriage and weight of the anti-aircraft gun proved too big an obstacle to continue with this as an anti-tank weapon. The Reşiţa factory went about designing a dedicated heavy anti-tank gun. It was also decided to make it a multi-purpose weapon doubling as a field gun like the Soviet 76.2mm ZIS-3 gun. This product is no longer currently available for sale...

The final weapon combined the design of the ZIS-3 carriage, muzzle break, recoil and firing mechanism, with the barrel, rifling and cartridge chamber of the Vickers/Reşiţa and the projectile chamber of the PaK40. Learn more about what's in the pages of Stalin's Europe here... Read the Stalin's Europe Design Notes here... Learn more about the Stalin's Europe releases here...

The TAC 43 Reşiţa 75mm gun in Flames Of War Mobility: Heavy; Range: 32"/80cm. ROF 2; Antitank 13; Firepower 3+ Notes Gun shield. Designed by Evan Allen Painted by Jeremy Painter